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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Planting Sweetgrass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gathering in Oklahoma does the author describe as "an antidote to the divide-and-conquer strategy that was used to separate our people from each other and from our homelands" (31)?
(a) The Hunting Moon Pow Wow.
(b) The Coushatta Gathering of Nations.
(c) The Potawatomi Gathering of Nations.
(d) The Morongo Thunder and Lightning Pow Wow.

2. The author states in "The Gift of Strawberries," "Gifts exist in a realm of" what (35)?
(a) "Forgiveness and negotiation."
(b) "Humility and mystery."
(c) "Happiness."
(d) "Love."

3. Where did the author live while in graduate school?
(a) New York.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Illinois.

4. In what small village is Evon Peter a Chief in northeastern Alaska?
(a) Homer.
(b) Wasilla.
(c) Arctic Village.
(d) Sitka.

5. For how long does the author say the commodity economy has been here on Turtle Island in "The Gift of Strawberries"?
(a) 200 years.
(b) 400 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 600 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along what river does the author describe her grandfather collecting pecans in "The Council of Pecans"?

2. What were the names of Skywoman's daughter's twins, whom she gave birth to before dying, according to the author in "The Gift of Strawberries"?

3. In what year does the author describe her grandfather gathering pecans in "The Council of Pecans"?

4. What is the message taught by the Pecan Council in "The Council of Pecans"?

5. What is the scientific name for the pecan hickory tree?

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